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Short Circuit Damage?Hey Spectrum fans, Currently trying to diagnose what is wrong with my 48K Issue 4B ZX Spectrum. The initial problem was the fact it would not boot -…
... sale here: [url]http://store.retroleum.co.uk/zx-spectrum-chips ... caps here: [url]http://store.retroleum.co.uk/zx-spectrum-capacitors ... -
Hardware with ULAplus supportFollowing on from the emulators thread I thought it might be worth listing the hardware that I know of that supports ULAplus. I know there's at least…
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[url="http://www.retroleum.co.uk/v6z80p/"]V6Z80P[/url ... -
404 for Retroleum's daignostic ROM: Request.[url]http://www.retroleum.co.uk/electronics-articles/a-diagnostic-rom-image-for-the-zx-spectrum/[/url] I'm getting access denied when I try to downl…
Download works fine for me ...
[url]http://www.retroleum.co.uk/files/spectrum_test_rom.zip[/url] -
404 for Retroleum's daignostic ROM: Request.[url]http://www.retroleum.co.uk/electronics-articles/a-diagnostic-rom-image-for-the-zx-spectrum/[/url] I'm getting access denied when I try to downl…
[QUOTE=PokeMon;799545]Download works fine for me ...
[url]http://www.retroleum.co.uk/files/spectrum_test_rom.zip[/url][/QUOTE]
Thanks, I just got a mail from Phil to say that said it was now fixed :) -
Hardware for running games from an SD card/hard drive/etc?Someone asked on another forum ([url]http://krikzz.com/forum/index.php?topic=2413.0[/url]) "[I]Does anyone know if there are any flashcarts created f…
Also Phil's SMART works well for me
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Spectrum Vega Media Reviews (Good & Bad)Good: [url=http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/02/zx-spectrum-vega-games-console]The Guardian[/url] [url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/scien…
... 'm thinking of Speccy2010, V6Z80P+ (Retroleum), FPGA Arcade, the Mist board ... -
Toastrack PCB verisonsA quick question - what are the main differences between the issue 6k and issue 6u motherboards in the toast-rack? Is one considered to be more relia…
Thanks B ;) I'm trying to figure which to keep.
BTW, currently having fun and games with your testrom in the retroleum card - it's a bit playful! -
128k toast rack diagnosisHi - I recently won a 128K toast rack, and have got a Retroleum smart card. I've tried a couple of games and all seems fine...-ish.<div><br></div><di…
... these are compatible with the Retroleum card. Always useful to have ... -
128k toast rack diagnosisHi - I recently won a 128K toast rack, and have got a Retroleum smart card. I've tried a couple of games and all seems fine...-ish.<div><br></div><di…
... Aborted".
This is with Retroleum Firmware 06 and zx-diagnostics ... I can roll back the Retroleum to v05? -
128k toast rack diagnosisHi - I recently won a 128K toast rack, and have got a Retroleum smart card. I've tried a couple of games and all seems fine...-ish.<div><br></div><di…
... I've discovered why the Retroleum (and my own) diagnostics don ... -
New version (v0.31) of ZX DiagnosticsHi all,<br><br>Just wanted to let people know that I've released a new version of the Spectrum Diagnostics into the wild.<br><br>These were originall…
... +3 if you use a Retroleum SMART card, and will also ... to state that Phil from Retroleum is now including zx-diagnostics ... -
New version (v0.31) of ZX DiagnosticsHi all,<br><br>Just wanted to let people know that I've released a new version of the Spectrum Diagnostics into the wild.<br><br>These were originall…
... -footprint board, but then the Retroleum SMART card came along and ... -
New version (v0.31) of ZX DiagnosticsHi all,<br><br>Just wanted to let people know that I've released a new version of the Spectrum Diagnostics into the wild.<br><br>These were originall…
... it's academic, as the Retroleum SMART card offers a nice ... -
External Z80 CPUHi Looking for some advice if possible. Many years ago I had a plug-in board for a Spectrum 48k which had a couple of switches, a z80 CPU, and a S…
... purchased a diagnostics board from Retroleum, which I'm finding quite ... -
Dead SpectrumHello guys, I've just bought a dead Speccy 48k (Rubber Keyboard Issue 3 board). Basically, when powered on it initially appears to boot up ok, but in…
... [/url], a [url="http://www.retroleum.co.uk/smart-card-for ... /"]SMART card interface[/url] from Retroleum or an [url="https://sites ... -
New version (v0.31) of ZX DiagnosticsHi all,<br><br>Just wanted to let people know that I've released a new version of the Spectrum Diagnostics into the wild.<br><br>These were originall…
... release will support original Diagboard, Retroleum SMART card, ZXC3 and ZXC4 ... -
48k not startingHi team, I have 2 48k's, one works (Issue 4s), one doesn't (Issue 4a). The non-working one appears to start, but not finish the RAM test. The pape…
... external ROM (e.g. the Retroleum SMART card, Paul Farrow ZXC3 ... -
Recommend-me-do - memory card devicesSo, both myself (with a +3 that has a dodgy drive) and my friend (with a +2) are looking at the various options for loading from memory card. What…
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[*]Retroleum SMART Card [[url="http://www ... .retroleum.co.uk/smart-card-for- ... -
48k not startingHi team, I have 2 48k's, one works (Issue 4s), one doesn't (Issue 4a). The non-working one appears to start, but not finish the RAM test. The pape…
No interfaces, unfortunately. The ROM is soldered directly to the board.
Looks like retroleum.co.uk are out of stock of Smart Cards too.
Looks like I'll have to take the hard route! :) -
Recommend-me-do - memory card devicesSo, both myself (with a +3 that has a dodgy drive) and my friend (with a +2) are looking at the various options for loading from memory card. What…
For the price the Retroleum Smart card is great. Built in Kempston too -
what is this ?Hi all, I miss on ebay last days two of this strange things (different versions)? what is this and who made them .. ? google is not my friend in th…
I'll bet that's including a joystick interface of some kind.
Seems like overkill for one game though, when you've got the Retroleum card for not much more...
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what is this ?Hi all, I miss on ebay last days two of this strange things (different versions)? what is this and who made them .. ? google is not my friend in th…
[quote="balford;834703"]Seems like overkill for one game though, when you've got the Retroleum card for not much more...[/quote]
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Why does a "Vega" category exists?I mean... shouldn't we have a "hardware clones / emulators" category? There are more spectrum compatible computers, like all those russian clones, th…
... AVR, ZX-Uno (aka Lyra), Retroleum Smartcard, interface 1Bis, Spectranet, etc ... -
Is there a ZX Spectrum Hardware manual?I'm quite new to the ZX Spectrum world, looking for a definitive guide to the ZX Spectrum hardware so I can really start to understand what's going o…
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http://www.retroleum.co.uk/electronics-articles/repairing ... -
Spectrum +3 blinking yellow/blueI received a +3, which only gives a yellow/blue blinking border during initialization. Pressing BREAK when powering on does not work, neither does a …
... /> If you have either a Retroleum or ZXC3/4 cart, you ... -
Weird crashing problemOK, got an odd (to me anyway!) problem. 16k Spectrum, appears to work fine, it starts up, go to load a game (Trans Am, Cookie, Jetpac etc), the game …
... one of the carts from Retroleum so I can run ROM ... -
Weird crashing problemOK, got an odd (to me anyway!) problem. 16k Spectrum, appears to work fine, it starts up, go to load a game (Trans Am, Cookie, Jetpac etc), the game …
Ah excellent, if you're getting a Retroleum card you can install the diagnostics I linked to on it, and run a more thorough test suite.
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Spectrom interface ?Hi all, I got 2 of this devices ... :) [img]http://forest.no-ip.org/wos/spectrom/20151006_151428.jpg[/img] [img]http://forest.no-ip.org/wos/sp…
... supported boards are the Diagboard, Retroleum SMART card, ZXC3 and ZXC4 ... -
Faulty 48+ Help NeededHi, This is what I get when I plug in the spectrum, this is tuned in. Vid shows a reset. Any ideas, or pointers on the first thing to check. Keyboa…
... dozenTR4 and TR5 transistors from Retroleum since I was purchasing a ... -
Faulty 48+ Help NeededHi, This is what I get when I plug in the spectrum, this is tuned in. Vid shows a reset. Any ideas, or pointers on the first thing to check. Keyboa…
... at 10pr from a recent retroleum delivery, but thanks for the ...
